Thursday's local college basketball roundup: Apprentice wins season finale

Staff, wire reports

Apprentice School closed its men's season at 17-10 with an 81-70 consolation win Thursday over Victory University of Memphis, Tenn., in the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association nationals in Uniontown, Pa.

Three-time All-American Tevin Andrews had 27 points and 16 rebounds in his final game as a Builder, while Darrell Fenton and Johnnie Ferebee added 12 points apiece.

Apprentice led 18-3 and 37-18 en route to a 1-1 finish in the nationals.

No. 9 Maryland wiped out a 17-point deficit in the final 4:31 before a lane violation gave Florida State's Alexa Deluzio a second chance to sink a game-winning free throw with 7 seconds left. Deluzio made the free throw to give the No. 24 Seminoles a 72-71 victory in Tallahassee.